Holtzman rushed out to a 7-0 start to his pro mixed martial arts
career before making his UFC debut, where he plucked Anthony
Christodoulou’s air and submitted him via rear-naked choke in
the third at UFC Fight Night 73 last August. A decision loss to
Drew
Dober followed, but the
MMA Lab fighter rebounded in July with a points win over
Cody
Pfister. “Hot Sauce” is looking to build onto that win against
Emmett, an undefeated
Team Alpha Male product who is fresh of a split decision win
over Jon
Tuck at UFC Fight Night 87 in May.

Russia’s Aliev is aiming to get back on track as his UFC debut in
January was a disaster. Aliev was knocked out by Kenny
Robertson in January at UFC on Fox 14 and his fight with
Velickovic is a chance to redeem himself. Velickovic, meanwhile,
had won five straight before struggling to a draw with Michael
Graves at UFC 201. The Serbian hasn’t lost in nearly two years
and wants to keep it that way when he locks horns with Aliev.